T&D Position Instructor I (Packout)

Blount Fine Foods • McKinney, TX

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About The Position

The T&D Position Instructor I implements initial and ongoing development for new and current staff, helping maximize efficiency and accuracy while ensuring employees understand positional and corporate requirements. The instructor serves as a point of contact for new hires and works closely with the assigned Operations department, Learning & Development, and supervisors to support training and departmental goals.

The role requires knowledge of workplace safety standards, food-manufacturing hazards, and departmental and corporate policies. The instructor provides feedback on new-hire progress, maintains a positive coach-and-mentor approach, and contributes feedback and recommendations to improve the training program. With training and appropriate time in the position, the instructor operates, adjusts, breaks down, and reassembles job-specific processing equipment, and trains others to do so. The role also involves identifying and addressing factors that can cause downtime or inefficient processing.

Requirements

• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• 2–3 years of lead, assistant supervisor, or leadership experience.
• 2–3 years of technician experience with machines used in or outside manufacturing, with a proven record of ensuring equipment reaches and maintains optimum output.
• 1–2 years of training or teaching experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement initial and ongoing development for new and current staff.
• Serve as a departmental point of contact for new hires and coordinate with Learning & Development and supervisors.
• Understand workplace safety regulations and standards, including OSHA requirements, and conduct routine facility inspections for unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Understand food-manufacturing hazards, including machinery, chemicals, ergonomics, slips, trips, falls, and confined spaces.
• Enforce departmental and corporate policies, procedures, and Training & Development programs.
• Work with the assigned Operations department and counter associates to achieve departmental and corporate goals.
• Provide ongoing feedback to Training & Development and department supervisors about new-staff progress.
• Coach and mentor new hires with a positive attitude and support their success and the success of the department.
• Operate, adjust, break down, and reassemble job-specific processing equipment, and effectively train others in these skills.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on processing equipment and tasks and use that knowledge to train employees.
• Recognize the effects of downtime and inefficient processing, respond to minimize downtime, and proactively recommend solutions to potential obstructions.
• Offer feedback and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Blount training program.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match and profit-sharing plan.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Education Assistance Program.
• Life insurance and short-term disability.
• Discounts on Blount products at company retail locations.
• Discretionary annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed